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Red Bug Nymphs - Oncopeltus fasciatus
Copyright © 2011 David Kenny

Red Bug Nymphs - Oncopeltus fasciatus
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
August 4, 2011
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Contributed by David Kenny on 4 August, 2011 - 5:55pm
Last updated 5 August, 2014 - 7:21pm

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… David Kenny, 5 August, 2011 - 2:30am login or register to post comments

Maybe...
Large Milkweed Bug nymphs?

… Yurika Alexander, 4 August, 2011 - 10:48pm login or register to post comments

 
I think you're right
Based on reviewing several images and the fact that large milkweed bug nymphs are known to be quite communal, I'm going with it. Thanks for the reference. I'll check back with the brood in a couple of days and try to take some more pix.
… David Kenny, 5 August, 2011 - 2:29am login or register to post comments

 
Great guess...
Especially since these were just a few of several dozen congregating on the seedpod of a climbing milkweed vine. While this type of milkweed does not secrete the sticky sap, it is reported to feed Monarch butterfly larvae, so I think it's fair to assume it would be favored by Milkeed Bugs as well. However, late last summer we also had a lot of Assassin Bugs.
… David Kenny, 4 August, 2011 - 11:22pm login or register to post comments

these look like
red aphids. That's my thought...
… Alexandria D Szakacs, 4 August, 2011 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

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